PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Hammond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammond comes to the cage accompanied by Afterlife. Styles has chosen I Am by Dale Oliver as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hammond
vs
Styles

190 cm
24
213 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Convicted
TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Hammond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, AJ Styles!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammond scores with a shot to the body.
Hammond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hammond scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like AJ Styles has been cut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hammond lands a nice elbow.
Hammond prevents the takedown attempt.
Styles can't get the takedown.
Hammond wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hammond lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Styles jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hammond walks away with a smile on his face. Styles gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
John Hammond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Styles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hammond looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Styles will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hammond lands a high kick!
Nice body punch from Hammond.
Styles swats away the attempt to clinch by Hammond.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammond tries a head kick but it misses.
Hammond scores with a crisp jab that stopped Styles in his tracks.
Hammond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hammond lands a jab to Styles's midsection.
Hammond ducks under a wild hook from Styles.
Hammond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hammond scores with a nice head shot.
Styles avoids the head kick by Hammond.
Good shot there by Hammond.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammond circles away from the clinch attempt
and Styles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hammond slips a straight right by Styles.
Hammond lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A lazy left from Styles finds it's target.

It looks like John Hammond has been cut.
Hammond listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That has opened up AJ Styles's cut even more.
Hammond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Styles.

Hammond fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Styles, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammond lands a damaging elbow.
Hammond throws an elbow that misses.
Knees to the body from Hammond.
Hammond lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hammond lands a nice elbow.
Hammond fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Styles is trying to drag Hammond to the mat but Hammond just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hammond.
Styles tries to score a body lock takedown but Hammond shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Styles looks gassed!
Hammond crunches a lovely knee into Styles's ribcage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hammond.
Styles blocks an elbow strike.
Hammond lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hammond throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Styles wants a takedown but no success here.
Hammond lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above AJ Styles's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hammond lands a nice elbow.

Hammond breaks the clinch.
Hammond uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Styles has time to react.

AJ Styles's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hammond lands with a hook. Styles tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Styles closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hammond counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Styles ducks right into an uppercut from Hammond.
Hammond lands with a cross.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at AJ Styles's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Hammond!